Storm reports for April 3, 2015

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On April 3, 2015, 19 hail, 67 damaging-wind and 4 tornado reports were logged across 10 states. The largest hail reported was 1.50″ (ping pong ball size) in Cherokee County, KS.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (19)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $428,000 in property damage from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 10 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Davidson County, TN (near Oak Hill) · Thunderstorm wind 64 mph · $100,000
  “A tree fell onto and crushed part of a house in Green Hills.”
• Warren County, TN (near Shady Rest) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $50,000
  “The apex of a large bow echo caused significant wind damage on the northeast side of McMinnville. The roof of the Sparta Road Vet Clinic was blown off, and the nearby H&H Auction Building warehouse at 3897 Sparta Highway was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down on Shady Rest Road.”
• Giles County, TN (near Elkton) · Thunderstorm wind 70 mph · $20,000
  “A large equpiment shed was destroyed and a truck flipped over on Vinta Mill Road.”
• Williamson County, TN (near Kingfield) · Tornado EF0 · $20,000
  “An NWS storm survey found a small EF0 tornado with max winds of 80 mph intermittently touched down in the Kingfield community of western Williamson County, then moved eastward north of Leipers Fork before lifting west of Franklin.”
• Marshall County, KY (near Gilbertsville) · Thunderstorm wind 75 mph · $18,000
  “At least three mobile homes sustained roof or siding damage. Several trees or tree limbs were down. A small storage shed was destroyed.”
• Marshall County, KY (near Calvert City) · Thunderstorm wind 81 mph · $15,000
  “Fewer than a dozen trees or tree limbs were blown down, including three large trees. There was damage to the roof and gutters of two homes. A number of homes lost shingles.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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